BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE

The Berggruen Institute’s mission is to develop ideas and shape political, economic and social institutions for the 21st century. Providing critical analysis using an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, the Institute brings together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries to examine the great transformations to capitalism BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve was the recipient of the 2017 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. Her work has elevated the quality of public life and improved the very vocabulary of public discourse. Professor O’Neill combines pure theory—particularly, but not

solely, of

NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

NICOLAS BERGGRUEN

Nicolas Berggruen is the Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, which addresses fundamental political and cultural questions in our rapidly changing world. Focusing on Great Transformations in the human condition, brought for example by climate change, restructuring of global economics and politics, and advances in science and technology, the Institute seeks to connect deep thought in CAREERS - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Careers. search by keyword. Global Headquarters. Bradbury Building. 304 S. Broadway, Suite 500. Los Angeles, CA 90013. Phone +1 (310) 550-7083. Fax +1 (424) 268-2549. Email institute@berggruen.org.

DEVIKA DUTT

Devika Dutt holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a specialization in International Finance, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, and Development. Her research is focused on the political economy of foreign exchange intervention, central bank swap agreements, the political economy of development policy (especially as it relates to international

FENRONG LIU

FENRONG LIU is a full professor of logic at the department of philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the holder of the first Amsterdam-China Visiting Chair for the period 2014-2019. Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Education appointed her as a Changjiang Distinguished Professor, the highest academic honor in China. Fenrong’s main research topic is the

ALEXANDER TAMAS

Alexander is the founder of Vy Capital which he started with a vision of building an investment firm designed to invest in some of the world’s leading technology companies and hold them for decades. Vy is managing more than $2 billion in assets from leading global endowments and institutions and led primary rounds in some of the most important private technology

DAVID FRAYNE

David Frayne is a writer and social researcher, investigating the social, ethical and political dimensions of our work-centred societies and beyond. He is currently contributing in his capacity as a sociologist to a project on ‘The Hard Problem’ in the Berggruen Fellows Program at New York University. The project explores how to

think about ethics,

NILS GILMAN

Dr. Nils Gilman is the Vice President of Programs at the Berggruen Institute, in which capacity he leads the Institute’s research program, directs its resident fellowship program, and is also Deputy Editor of Noema Magazine. He has previously worked as Associate Chancellor at the University of California Berkeley, as Research Director and scenario planning consultant at

BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE

The Berggruen Institute’s mission is to develop ideas and shape political, economic and social institutions for the 21st century. Providing critical analysis using an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, the Institute brings together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries to examine the great transformations to capitalism BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve was the recipient of the 2017 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. Her work has elevated the quality of public life and improved the very vocabulary of public discourse. Professor O’Neill combines pure theory—particularly, but not

solely, of

NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

NICOLAS BERGGRUEN

Nicolas Berggruen is the Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, which addresses fundamental political and cultural questions in our rapidly changing world. Focusing on Great Transformations in the human condition, brought for example by climate change, restructuring of global economics and politics, and advances in science and technology, the Institute seeks to connect deep thought in CAREERS - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Careers. search by keyword. Global Headquarters. Bradbury Building. 304 S. Broadway, Suite 500. Los Angeles, CA 90013. Phone +1 (310) 550-7083. Fax +1 (424) 268-2549. Email institute@berggruen.org.

DEVIKA DUTT

Devika Dutt holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a specialization in International Finance, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, and Development. Her research is focused on the political economy of foreign exchange intervention, central bank swap agreements, the political economy of development policy (especially as it relates to international

FENRONG LIU

FENRONG LIU is a full professor of logic at the department of philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the holder of the first Amsterdam-China Visiting Chair for the period 2014-2019. Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Education appointed her as a Changjiang Distinguished Professor, the highest academic honor in China. Fenrong’s main research topic is the

ALEXANDER TAMAS

Alexander is the founder of Vy Capital which he started with a vision of building an investment firm designed to invest in some of the world’s leading technology companies and hold them for decades. Vy is managing more than $2 billion in assets from leading global endowments and institutions and led primary rounds in some of the most important private technology

DAVID FRAYNE

David Frayne is a writer and social researcher, investigating the social, ethical and political dimensions of our work-centred societies and beyond. He is currently contributing in his capacity as a sociologist to a project on ‘The Hard Problem’ in the Berggruen Fellows Program at New York University. The project explores how to

think about ethics,

NILS GILMAN

Dr. Nils Gilman is the Vice President of Programs at the Berggruen Institute, in which capacity he leads the Institute’s research program, directs its resident fellowship program, and is also Deputy Editor of Noema Magazine. He has previously worked as Associate Chancellor at the University of California Berkeley, as Research Director and scenario planning consultant at ABOUT - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The very meaning of the human is fragmenting. The Berggruen Institute was established in 2010 to develop foundational ideas about how to reshape political and social institutions in the face of these great transformations. We work across cultures, disciplines and political boundaries, engaging great thinkers to develop and promote long-term NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

PRATAP BHANU MEHTA

Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta most recently served as Professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and formerly served as its Vice-Chancellor. He was previously President, Center for Policy Research, and has been a Professor at Harvard, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the Global Faculty Program at NYU Law School. He has published widely in political theory,

NICOLAS BERGGRUEN

Nicolas Berggruen is the Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, which addresses fundamental political and cultural questions in our rapidly changing world. Focusing on Great Transformations in the human condition, brought for example by climate change, restructuring of global economics and politics, and advances in science and technology, the Institute seeks to connect deep

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Berggruen Fellowship Program is a cornerstone of the Institute’s mission to nurture ideas that shape the future. Since its inception in 2015, the program has established academic partnerships at premier research universities throughout the world: Harvard, New York University, Oxford, Peking University, Stanford, Tsinghua University, and University of Southern California. It offers THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY The Future of Democracy program seeks to develop new institutions of governance designed for the current age. A decade after the global recession undermined confidence in the global financial system, a political crisis no less transformative is shaking democracies across

the world.

POOJA REDDY

Pooja Reddy is currently a Vice President in J.P. Morgan’s investment banking division based in London. She previously worked at Citigroup and Morgan Stanley in their New York offices originating fixed income securities including asset-backed securitizations and public finance debt. She was a two-time delegate of New York City Council’s Participatory Budget Program developing proposals

IAN OSBORNE

Ian Osborne advises political and business leaders on international affairs, and on all aspects of their reputation. The advisory firm which he founded, Osborne & Partners, acts for a select group of governments and corporations across the world. The firm’s clients include some of the world’s most admired leaders and philanthropists. From 2010 to 2012,

YAKOV FEYGIN

Dr. Yakov Feygin is responsible for developing the research agenda, projects, initiatives and partnerships for the Future of Capitalism program at the Berggruen Institute. As a core part of the Berggruen Institute’s work to develop and promote long-term answers to the biggest challenges of the 21st Century, the Future of Capitalism program will work to

VENKATESH RAO

Venkatesh Rao is best known as the founder and editor of the influential longform blog, Ribbonfarm, where he has been publishing both his own work, and that of several other influential contemporary essayists, for over a decade. Several of his essays, such as The Gervais Principle, and The Premium Mediocre Life of Maya Millennial, are widely regarded as cult Internet classics.

BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE

The Berggruen Institute’s mission is to develop ideas and shape political, economic and social institutions for the 21st century. Providing critical analysis using an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, the Institute brings together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries to examine the great transformations to capitalism BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve was the recipient of the 2017 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. Her work has elevated the quality of public life and improved the very vocabulary of public discourse. Professor O’Neill combines pure theory—particularly, but not

solely, of

NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

NICOLAS BERGGRUEN

Nicolas Berggruen is the Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, which addresses fundamental political and cultural questions in our rapidly changing world. Focusing on Great Transformations in the human condition, brought for example by climate change, restructuring of global economics and politics, and advances in science and technology, the Institute seeks to connect deep thought in CAREERS - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Careers. search by keyword. Global Headquarters. Bradbury Building. 304 S. Broadway, Suite 500. Los Angeles, CA 90013. Phone +1 (310) 550-7083. Fax +1 (424) 268-2549. Email institute@berggruen.org.

DEVIKA DUTT

Devika Dutt holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a specialization in International Finance, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, and Development. Her research is focused on the political economy of foreign exchange intervention, central bank swap agreements, the political economy of development policy (especially as it relates to international

FENRONG LIU

FENRONG LIU is a full professor of logic at the department of philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the holder of the first Amsterdam-China Visiting Chair for the period 2014-2019. Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Education appointed her as a Changjiang Distinguished Professor, the highest academic honor in China. Fenrong’s main research topic is the

ALEXANDER TAMAS

Alexander is the founder of Vy Capital which he started with a vision of building an investment firm designed to invest in some of the world’s leading technology companies and hold them for decades. Vy is managing more than $2 billion in assets from leading global endowments and institutions and led primary rounds in some of the most important private technology

DAVID FRAYNE

David Frayne is a writer and social researcher, investigating the social, ethical and political dimensions of our work-centred societies and beyond. He is currently contributing in his capacity as a sociologist to a project on ‘The Hard Problem’ in the Berggruen Fellows Program at New York University. The project explores how to

think about ethics,

NILS GILMAN

Dr. Nils Gilman is the Vice President of Programs at the Berggruen Institute, in which capacity he leads the Institute’s research program, directs its resident fellowship program, and is also Deputy Editor of Noema Magazine. He has previously worked as Associate Chancellor at the University of California Berkeley, as Research Director and scenario planning consultant at

BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE

The Berggruen Institute’s mission is to develop ideas and shape political, economic and social institutions for the 21st century. Providing critical analysis using an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, the Institute brings together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries to examine the great transformations to capitalism BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve was the recipient of the 2017 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. Her work has elevated the quality of public life and improved the very vocabulary of public discourse. Professor O’Neill combines pure theory—particularly, but not

solely, of

NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

NICOLAS BERGGRUEN

Nicolas Berggruen is the Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, which addresses fundamental political and cultural questions in our rapidly changing world. Focusing on Great Transformations in the human condition, brought for example by climate change, restructuring of global economics and politics, and advances in science and technology, the Institute seeks to connect deep thought in CAREERS - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Careers. search by keyword. Global Headquarters. Bradbury Building. 304 S. Broadway, Suite 500. Los Angeles, CA 90013. Phone +1 (310) 550-7083. Fax +1 (424) 268-2549. Email institute@berggruen.org.

DEVIKA DUTT

Devika Dutt holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a specialization in International Finance, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, and Development. Her research is focused on the political economy of foreign exchange intervention, central bank swap agreements, the political economy of development policy (especially as it relates to international

FENRONG LIU

FENRONG LIU is a full professor of logic at the department of philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the holder of the first Amsterdam-China Visiting Chair for the period 2014-2019. Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Education appointed her as a Changjiang Distinguished Professor, the highest academic honor in China. Fenrong’s main research topic is the

ALEXANDER TAMAS

Alexander is the founder of Vy Capital which he started with a vision of building an investment firm designed to invest in some of the world’s leading technology companies and hold them for decades. Vy is managing more than $2 billion in assets from leading global endowments and institutions and led primary rounds in some of the most important private technology

DAVID FRAYNE

David Frayne is a writer and social researcher, investigating the social, ethical and political dimensions of our work-centred societies and beyond. He is currently contributing in his capacity as a sociologist to a project on ‘The Hard Problem’ in the Berggruen Fellows Program at New York University. The project explores how to

think about ethics,

NILS GILMAN

Dr. Nils Gilman is the Vice President of Programs at the Berggruen Institute, in which capacity he leads the Institute’s research program, directs its resident fellowship program, and is also Deputy Editor of Noema Magazine. He has previously worked as Associate Chancellor at the University of California Berkeley, as Research Director and scenario planning consultant at ABOUT - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The very meaning of the human is fragmenting. The Berggruen Institute was established in 2010 to develop foundational ideas about how to reshape political and social institutions in the face of these great transformations. We work across cultures, disciplines and political boundaries, engaging great thinkers to develop and promote long-term NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

PRATAP BHANU MEHTA

Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta most recently served as Professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and formerly served as its Vice-Chancellor. He was previously President, Center for Policy Research, and has been a Professor at Harvard, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the Global Faculty Program at NYU Law School. He has published widely in political theory,

NICOLAS BERGGRUEN

Nicolas Berggruen is the Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, which addresses fundamental political and cultural questions in our rapidly changing world. Focusing on Great Transformations in the human condition, brought for example by climate change, restructuring of global economics and politics, and advances in science and technology, the Institute seeks to connect deep

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Berggruen Fellowship Program is a cornerstone of the Institute’s mission to nurture ideas that shape the future. Since its inception in 2015, the program has established academic partnerships at premier research universities throughout the world: Harvard, New York University, Oxford, Peking University, Stanford, Tsinghua University, and University of Southern California. It offers THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY The Future of Democracy program seeks to develop new institutions of governance designed for the current age. A decade after the global recession undermined confidence in the global financial system, a political crisis no less transformative is shaking democracies across

the world.

POOJA REDDY

Pooja Reddy is currently a Vice President in J.P. Morgan’s investment banking division based in London. She previously worked at Citigroup and Morgan Stanley in their New York offices originating fixed income securities including asset-backed securitizations and public finance debt. She was a two-time delegate of New York City Council’s Participatory Budget Program developing proposals

IAN OSBORNE

Ian Osborne advises political and business leaders on international affairs, and on all aspects of their reputation. The advisory firm which he founded, Osborne & Partners, acts for a select group of governments and corporations across the world. The firm’s clients include some of the world’s most admired leaders and philanthropists. From 2010 to 2012,

YAKOV FEYGIN

Dr. Yakov Feygin is responsible for developing the research agenda, projects, initiatives and partnerships for the Future of Capitalism program at the Berggruen Institute. As a core part of the Berggruen Institute’s work to develop and promote long-term answers to the biggest challenges of the 21st Century, the Future of Capitalism program will work to

VENKATESH RAO

Venkatesh Rao is best known as the founder and editor of the influential longform blog, Ribbonfarm, where he has been publishing both his own work, and that of several other influential contemporary essayists, for over a decade. Several of his essays, such as The Gervais Principle, and The Premium Mediocre Life of Maya Millennial, are widely regarded as cult Internet classics.

BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE

The Berggruen Institute’s mission is to develop ideas and shape political, economic and social institutions for the 21st century. Providing critical analysis using an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, the Institute brings together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries to examine the great transformations to capitalism BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve was the recipient of the 2017 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. Her work has elevated the quality of public life and improved the very vocabulary of public discourse. Professor O’Neill combines pure theory—particularly, but not

solely, of

NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Berggruen Fellowship Program is a cornerstone of the Institute’s mission to nurture ideas that shape the future. Since its inception in 2015, the program has established academic partnerships at premier research universities throughout the world: Harvard, New York University, Oxford, Peking University, Stanford, Tsinghua University, and University of Southern California. It offers THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY The Future of Democracy program seeks to develop new institutions of governance designed for the current age. A decade after the global recession undermined confidence in the global financial system, a political crisis no less transformative is shaking democracies across

the world.

IAN OSBORNE

Ian Osborne advises political and business leaders on international affairs, and on all aspects of their reputation. The advisory firm which he founded, Osborne & Partners, acts for a select group of governments and corporations across the world. The firm’s clients include some of the world’s most admired leaders and philanthropists. From 2010 to 2012,

FENRONG LIU

FENRONG LIU is a full professor of logic at the department of philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the holder of the first Amsterdam-China Visiting Chair for the period 2014-2019. Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Education appointed her as a Changjiang Distinguished Professor, the highest academic honor in China. Fenrong’s main research topic is the

ALEXANDER TAMAS

Alexander is the founder of Vy Capital which he started with a vision of building an investment firm designed to invest in some of the world’s leading technology companies and hold them for decades. Vy is managing more than $2 billion in assets from leading global endowments and institutions and led primary rounds in some of the most important private technology

DEVIKA DUTT

Devika Dutt holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a specialization in International Finance, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, and Development. Her research is focused on the political economy of foreign exchange intervention, central bank swap agreements, the political economy of development policy (especially as it relates to international

DAVID FRAYNE

David Frayne is a writer and social researcher, investigating the social, ethical and political dimensions of our work-centred societies and beyond. He is currently contributing in his capacity as a sociologist to a project on ‘The Hard Problem’ in the Berggruen Fellows Program at New York University. The project explores how to

think about ethics,

BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE

The Berggruen Institute’s mission is to develop ideas and shape political, economic and social institutions for the 21st century. Providing critical analysis using an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, the Institute brings together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries to examine the great transformations to capitalism BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve was the recipient of the 2017 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. Her work has elevated the quality of public life and improved the very vocabulary of public discourse. Professor O’Neill combines pure theory—particularly, but not

solely, of

NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Berggruen Fellowship Program is a cornerstone of the Institute’s mission to nurture ideas that shape the future. Since its inception in 2015, the program has established academic partnerships at premier research universities throughout the world: Harvard, New York University, Oxford, Peking University, Stanford, Tsinghua University, and University of Southern California. It offers THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY The Future of Democracy program seeks to develop new institutions of governance designed for the current age. A decade after the global recession undermined confidence in the global financial system, a political crisis no less transformative is shaking democracies across

the world.

IAN OSBORNE

Ian Osborne advises political and business leaders on international affairs, and on all aspects of their reputation. The advisory firm which he founded, Osborne & Partners, acts for a select group of governments and corporations across the world. The firm’s clients include some of the world’s most admired leaders and philanthropists. From 2010 to 2012,

FENRONG LIU

FENRONG LIU is a full professor of logic at the department of philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the holder of the first Amsterdam-China Visiting Chair for the period 2014-2019. Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Education appointed her as a Changjiang Distinguished Professor, the highest academic honor in China. Fenrong’s main research topic is the

ALEXANDER TAMAS

Alexander is the founder of Vy Capital which he started with a vision of building an investment firm designed to invest in some of the world’s leading technology companies and hold them for decades. Vy is managing more than $2 billion in assets from leading global endowments and institutions and led primary rounds in some of the most important private technology

DEVIKA DUTT

Devika Dutt holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a specialization in International Finance, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, and Development. Her research is focused on the political economy of foreign exchange intervention, central bank swap agreements, the political economy of development policy (especially as it relates to international

DAVID FRAYNE

David Frayne is a writer and social researcher, investigating the social, ethical and political dimensions of our work-centred societies and beyond. He is currently contributing in his capacity as a sociologist to a project on ‘The Hard Problem’ in the Berggruen Fellows Program at New York University. The project explores how to

think about ethics,

OUR WORK - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Our Work. Changes are sweeping across the world—great transformations in technology and culture, politics and economics, and global power arrangements. These changes are altering how we perceive ourselves as human beings, how we view our institutions and how we look at the future. The Berggruen Institute was created to think

deeply about

ABOUT - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The very meaning of the human is fragmenting. The Berggruen Institute was established in 2010 to develop foundational ideas about how to reshape political and social institutions in the face of these great transformations. We work across cultures, disciplines and political boundaries, engaging great thinkers to develop and promote long-term PEOPLE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE People. From our signature 21st Century Council to the Think Long Committee, the Berggruen Institute provides an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, bringing together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries, to examine the changes sweeping across the world and to ensure that

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Berggruen Fellowship Program is a cornerstone of the Institute’s mission to nurture ideas that shape the future. Since its inception in 2015, the program has established academic partnerships at premier research universities throughout the world: Harvard, New York University, Oxford, Peking University, Stanford, Tsinghua University, and University of Southern California. It offers THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY The Future of Democracy program seeks to develop new institutions of governance designed for the current age. A decade after the global recession undermined confidence in the global financial system, a political crisis no less transformative is shaking democracies across

the world.

NICOLAS BERGGRUEN

Nicolas Berggruen is the Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, which addresses fundamental political and cultural questions in our rapidly changing world. Focusing on Great Transformations in the human condition, brought for example by climate change, restructuring of global economics and politics, and advances in science and technology, the Institute seeks to connect deep CONTACT - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Nils Gilman Vice President of Programs; Deputy Editor of Noema Magazine. Bing Song Vice President, Director, Berggruen Institute

China Center

IAN OSBORNE

Ian Osborne advises political and business leaders on international affairs, and on all aspects of their reputation. The advisory firm which he founded, Osborne & Partners, acts for a select group of governments and corporations across the world. The firm’s clients include some of the world’s most admired leaders and philanthropists. From 2010 to 2012, BEWARE THE RISE OF FAR-RIGHT ENVIRONMENTALISM Nils Gilman is the vice president of programs at the Berggruen Institute. (Getty Images) For years, a standard line in liberal circles was that the American right engaged in climate change denial because to admit to the reality of anthropogenic climate change would necessarily imply some sort of intervention that only “big government” could provide. WEIMING TU - PEOPLE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Dr. Tu Weiming is a Lifelong Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Peking University, and Research Professor and Senior Fellow of Asia Center at Harvard University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Tu is a leading expert on Confucianism and

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BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE

The Berggruen Institute’s mission is to develop ideas and shape political, economic and social institutions for the 21st century. Providing critical analysis using an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, the Institute brings together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries to examine the great transformations to capitalism BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve was the recipient of the 2017 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. Her work has elevated the quality of public life and improved the very vocabulary of public discourse. Professor O’Neill combines pure theory—particularly, but not

solely, of

NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Berggruen Fellowship Program is a cornerstone of the Institute’s mission to nurture ideas that shape the future. Since its inception in 2015, the program has established academic partnerships at premier research universities throughout the world: Harvard, New York University, Oxford, Peking University, Stanford, Tsinghua University, and University of Southern California. It offers THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY The Future of Democracy program seeks to develop new institutions of governance designed for the current age. A decade after the global recession undermined confidence in the global financial system, a political crisis no less transformative is shaking democracies across

the world.

IAN OSBORNE

Ian Osborne advises political and business leaders on international affairs, and on all aspects of their reputation. The advisory firm which he founded, Osborne & Partners, acts for a select group of governments and corporations across the world. The firm’s clients include some of the world’s most admired leaders and philanthropists. From 2010 to 2012,

FENRONG LIU

FENRONG LIU is a full professor of logic at the department of philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the holder of the first Amsterdam-China Visiting Chair for the period 2014-2019. Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Education appointed her as a Changjiang Distinguished Professor, the highest academic honor in China. Fenrong’s main research topic is the

ALEXANDER TAMAS

Alexander is the founder of Vy Capital which he started with a vision of building an investment firm designed to invest in some of the world’s leading technology companies and hold them for decades. Vy is managing more than $2 billion in assets from leading global endowments and institutions and led primary rounds in some of the most important private technology

DEVIKA DUTT

Devika Dutt holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a specialization in International Finance, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, and Development. Her research is focused on the political economy of foreign exchange intervention, central bank swap agreements, the political economy of development policy (especially as it relates to international

DAVID FRAYNE

David Frayne is a writer and social researcher, investigating the social, ethical and political dimensions of our work-centred societies and beyond. He is currently contributing in his capacity as a sociologist to a project on ‘The Hard Problem’ in the Berggruen Fellows Program at New York University. The project explores how to

think about ethics,

BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE

The Berggruen Institute’s mission is to develop ideas and shape political, economic and social institutions for the 21st century. Providing critical analysis using an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, the Institute brings together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries to examine the great transformations to capitalism BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve was the recipient of the 2017 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. Her work has elevated the quality of public life and improved the very vocabulary of public discourse. Professor O’Neill combines pure theory—particularly, but not

solely, of

NOMINATE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The Berggruen Institute welcomes nominations for the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Berggruen Fellowship Program is a cornerstone of the Institute’s mission to nurture ideas that shape the future. Since its inception in 2015, the program has established academic partnerships at premier research universities throughout the world: Harvard, New York University, Oxford, Peking University, Stanford, Tsinghua University, and University of Southern California. It offers THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY The Future of Democracy program seeks to develop new institutions of governance designed for the current age. A decade after the global recession undermined confidence in the global financial system, a political crisis no less transformative is shaking democracies across

the world.

IAN OSBORNE

Ian Osborne advises political and business leaders on international affairs, and on all aspects of their reputation. The advisory firm which he founded, Osborne & Partners, acts for a select group of governments and corporations across the world. The firm’s clients include some of the world’s most admired leaders and philanthropists. From 2010 to 2012,

FENRONG LIU

FENRONG LIU is a full professor of logic at the department of philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the holder of the first Amsterdam-China Visiting Chair for the period 2014-2019. Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Education appointed her as a Changjiang Distinguished Professor, the highest academic honor in China. Fenrong’s main research topic is the

ALEXANDER TAMAS

Alexander is the founder of Vy Capital which he started with a vision of building an investment firm designed to invest in some of the world’s leading technology companies and hold them for decades. Vy is managing more than $2 billion in assets from leading global endowments and institutions and led primary rounds in some of the most important private technology

DEVIKA DUTT

Devika Dutt holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a specialization in International Finance, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, and Development. Her research is focused on the political economy of foreign exchange intervention, central bank swap agreements, the political economy of development policy (especially as it relates to international

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David Frayne is a writer and social researcher, investigating the social, ethical and political dimensions of our work-centred societies and beyond. He is currently contributing in his capacity as a sociologist to a project on ‘The Hard Problem’ in the Berggruen Fellows Program at New York University. The project explores how to

think about ethics,

OUR WORK - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Our Work. Changes are sweeping across the world—great transformations in technology and culture, politics and economics, and global power arrangements. These changes are altering how we perceive ourselves as human beings, how we view our institutions and how we look at the future. The Berggruen Institute was created to think

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ABOUT - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE The very meaning of the human is fragmenting. The Berggruen Institute was established in 2010 to develop foundational ideas about how to reshape political and social institutions in the face of these great transformations. We work across cultures, disciplines and political boundaries, engaging great thinkers to develop and promote long-term PEOPLE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE People. From our signature 21st Century Council to the Think Long Committee, the Berggruen Institute provides an outwardly expansive and purposeful network, bringing together some of the best minds and most authoritative voices from across cultural and political boundaries, to examine the changes sweeping across the world and to ensure that

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The Berggruen Fellowship Program is a cornerstone of the Institute’s mission to nurture ideas that shape the future. Since its inception in 2015, the program has established academic partnerships at premier research universities throughout the world: Harvard, New York University, Oxford, Peking University, Stanford, Tsinghua University, and University of Southern California. It offers THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY The Future of Democracy program seeks to develop new institutions of governance designed for the current age. A decade after the global recession undermined confidence in the global financial system, a political crisis no less transformative is shaking democracies across

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Nicolas Berggruen is the Chairman of the Berggruen Institute, which addresses fundamental political and cultural questions in our rapidly changing world. Focusing on Great Transformations in the human condition, brought for example by climate change, restructuring of global economics and politics, and advances in science and technology, the Institute seeks to connect deep CONTACT - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Nils Gilman Vice President of Programs; Deputy Editor of Noema Magazine. Bing Song Vice President, Director, Berggruen Institute

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IAN OSBORNE

Ian Osborne advises political and business leaders on international affairs, and on all aspects of their reputation. The advisory firm which he founded, Osborne & Partners, acts for a select group of governments and corporations across the world. The firm’s clients include some of the world’s most admired leaders and philanthropists. From 2010 to 2012, BEWARE THE RISE OF FAR-RIGHT ENVIRONMENTALISM Nils Gilman is the vice president of programs at the Berggruen Institute. (Getty Images) For years, a standard line in liberal circles was that the American right engaged in climate change denial because to admit to the reality of anthropogenic climate change would necessarily imply some sort of intervention that only “big government” could provide. WEIMING TU - PEOPLE - BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE Dr. Tu Weiming is a Lifelong Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Peking University, and Research Professor and Senior Fellow of Asia Center at Harvard University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Tu is a leading expert on Confucianism and

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GREAT TRANSFORMATIONS Changes are sweeping across the world. Great transformations in technology, culture and political economies and global power are having a profound effect on human life. THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE HUMAN

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RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC REQUIRES THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. AS WE CONSIDER THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY RISKS INVOLVED WITH THE TREATMENT OF THIS PERSONAL INFORMATION, DO PEOPLE NEED TO SET ASIDE THEIR PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES IN ORDER FOR LIFE TO RESUME LIFE AS NORMAL?

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RENEWING DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAM HAS CONDUCTED A THREE-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE STUDY AND RELATED SERIES OF CONVENINGS REGARDING PATHWAYS FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORM THAT MAY STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC VALUES, INSTITUTIONS, AND OUTCOMES. THIS REPORT THUS REPRESENTS BOTH A CAPSTONE OF A TRANSNATIONAL, MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PROJECT AND THE LAUNCH OF A NEW CONVERSATION AROUND REFORMS IN CRITICAL AREAS WITHIN DIVERSE

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JASON OAKES, BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE ALUMNI FELLOW, LOOKS AT WORKER… May 1, 2020 Jason Oakes

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JASON OAKES, BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE ALUMNI FELLOW, LOOKS AT WORKER COOPERATIVES, WHICH HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY COMMON IN THE UNITED STATES. A RECENT STUDY IDENTIFIES SEVERAL AREAS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED FOR GROWTH TO CONTINUE IN WORKER COOPERATIVES. THIS STUDY EXTENDS THOSE FINDINGS AND CONCLUDES WITH A DISCUSSION OF PROMISING AREAS FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY ATTENTION. May 1, 2020 Jason Oakes NILS GILMAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS, AND YAKOV FEYGIN… Apr 23, 2020 Nils Gilman

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NILS GILMAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS, AND YAKOV FEYGIN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, FUTURE OF CAPITALISM, CO-AUTHOR THIS ESSAY PROPOSING A NEW MODEL OF PERSONAL AND PUBLIC WEALTH-BUILDING THAT CAN ADDRESS THE CURRENT CRISIS OF INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THE AUTHORS THEN SUGGEST A SERIES OF POTENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES THAT CAN HELP TO ENSURE A MORE EQUITABLE WEALTH DISTRIBUTION IN THE FUTURE. Apr 23, 2020 Nils Gilman THE RECOVERY PROJECT LISTEN TO A CONVERSATION WITH HOST MATT…

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THE RECOVERY PROJECT LISTEN TO A CONVERSATION WITH HOST MATT BROWNE, FEATURING DAWN NAKAGAWA, EXECUTIVE VP OF THE BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE, ON HOW COMING OUT OF SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL INFLUENCE OUR THINKING ABOUT PRIVACY, SURVEILLANCE ISSUES, AND HOW THE PANDEMIC MAY IMPACT DEMOCRATIC STATES, INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC TRUST.

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UNPREPARED: HOW THE GLOBAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FAILED TO… Apr 14, 2020 Nils Gilman

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NILS GILMAN, VP OF PROGRAMS, IN A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW LAKOFF, PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY AT USC DORNSIFE COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND AUTHOR OF UNPREPARED: GLOBAL HEALTH IN A TIME OF

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